morning girls,
i ended up going home early from work yesterday cos i think i've picked up the bug that's going round. sore head and sore belly. i made it home just in time - yuck! i won't go into details!! i also felt v sad and emotional watching all the 9/11 coverage on TV. but i'm feeling better today and will hopefully be 100% soon.
Kierie - great challenge! i don't think i can take part cos i'm on holiday as of saturday, which makes me much more likely to be picking up 2 bad habits a week! but i'll see what i can do.
i can't think what to reply to who. my brain's still a bit fuzzy. lisa - enjoy your weekend away (over here it's called a "dirty weekend". ).
jess - first of all i thought you meant the spider in your hair died! hope you get your hairdryer fixed soon!! good on you giving blood!
kt - sorry to hear about the break-up, but it sounds like you know what you are doing, it's just hard to do it! enjoy flirting with new men!
hi marcie, laura, tonya, deb (i didn't get scales at home till i got to goal - otherwise i'm on and off them all the time and i don't think it helps), and everyone else about to post or lurk!!
darn, our water cooler is broken today which means i have to go up a flight of stairs to get some now. i know it doesn't sound like much but it's a lot of effort. but i will do it cos i need to drink lots of water and hey - climbing the stairs will be bonus points huh?!
hope you all have a fantastic OP day,
kirsty

Kirsty-

My desk is soooo far from the water cooler so I can sympathize! I am also very far the restroom, which is in the opposite direction from the water! So....walk walk walk, no stairs though.

"dirty weekend" I like that!

Bossman keeps changing our priorities, which changes my experiments. It is making me crazy!!! I come in and start something then halfway through the day I have to do something else. I wish he would make up his mind here! ARGH!!! One more week till vacation! I am taking off next Friday and then the entire following week. I have my 10 year high school reunion next weekend! WOW, I cant believe it has been that long. Matt, my boyfriend, is also taking a week off. I am not sure what we are doing yet, but we can not go far. I have class on Monday nights, and he has class Tues, Wed, and Thurs. I think we may just do some things around the city that we do not usually make time for.

Have a great on plan day all! I went over on points yesterday, so my banked points are negative! I am having a low point day today to get back on track.

I really want to be down a pound at weigh in on Saturday!

Morning all. Sorri I haven't been around a lot, but with so many recent changes, my life's in a bit of a muddle right now. I'll be back more when things aren't so new and hard to remember.

KT, a big hug goes out to you. That's never an easy decision to make, but you had to do what was best for you and I'm so proud of you for doing that. Keep your chin up, and things will look brighter in no time!

Kirsty, hope you feel better. Sick isn't fun at all...you need to work on getting well so you're healthy for all of your vacations coming up.

Jess, you had a crappy morning, didn't you? I hope this morning was better.

Marcie, you are doing so well...you really seem to be committed to WW and I have no doubt you'll see a loss in your next WI

Tonya, next time you take an afternoon off to go shopping, come pick me up. Even if it's for boring house things...I am a shop-a-holic, you know that. ONe of these days I'll have to shop with you and Jen at MOA...

Lisa, your trip sounds so romantic. Tell Brian to speak to Drew ( my boy) and take me away for a weekend. I'm glad the whole water retention thing is getting better for you.

Deb, you sound incredibly busy. GIve me tips on balancing it all...you're my hero right now, staying sane with all you do! How's the new home search coming along?

Kier, I'm up for a challenge...I need to get up every morning before 7, weekend or not...it's the only way I'm not going to feel miserable or draggy when I get up early to work out, so it is a health related goal in a roundabout way. I will also keep a bottle of water with me all the time ( full, even!) and sip on it throughout the day to get all my water in!



To anyone I may have forgotten, have a great OP day. I'll come back later and check in!

KT - I'm sorry about your boyfriend. Sounds like it will be a big change. I'm sure it's for the best, but that never makes it any easier. How long were you guys together?

Kirsty - morning hon. Dirty Weekend, huh? I like the sound of that! I've heard of a dirty stay out. I hope you feel better!

Marcie - Works sounds a bit stressful. I'm sure the day off will do you some goond.

Hi Jayne! I sent your catalog... I know you think I'm such a slacker... but work and Alaska... I just kept missing the PO during it's hours. I hope your changes are good changes... I'm sure things will seem normal soon. I will have my guy call you guy and have him set up a get-a-way for you He he. I think I'll have a good time and I'm excited.

As for the water cooler... I'm with you guys. I get so thirsty, but I'm so lazy... it seems so far... on my way to fill up my water bottle.

I've been OP for 3 days!!! AND..... I've been drinking 12-14 glasses of water to get rid of this retention... I think it's finally working!

Lisa

Good morning, all! I'm still pretty groggy, so I'm going to do my best to make sense.

First of all, for those of you who were concerned about my popcorn addiction, you'll be pleased to know that for my lunch today, I brought a turkey sandwich, cucumber slices, and an apple. So, I'm going to work on getting more fruits and vegetables. But I'm not happy about it.

Secondly, I'm really struggling lately and really not staying OP for more than a couple of days at a time. I don't know where my motivation has gone. Sometimes, I think that all the compliments I'm getting has made me less motivated to continue losing. People keep telling me how good I look and it's almost like those compliments justify not trying anymore. What's worse is that I'm less than 20 lbs from goal! Plus, the holidays are coming up, which is only going to make things harder.

Pardon my whining, I know there are other bigger problems...

Kirsty--Yikes! I hope you're feeling better today. I'm ashamed to say that I didn't really do anything to commemorate 9/11, besides say a special long prayer.

Marcy--It sounds like you have a nice vacation planned. Sometimes those are the best ones, just hanging out close to home and doing things you don't normally get to. I can sympathize with the boss thing--mine keeps pulling stuff like that. One day, she wants the things with the oldest dates done, the next she wants things with the nearest due date. It'd be easier if she'd just let me do it my way. :P

Jayne--Hope things get "regular" for you. Yes, this morning was much better--no spiders and a new blow dryer.

KT--I'm sending you a great big hug. It's not easy, and I certainly feel for you. But, it was the right decision and now you have the opportunity to be with someone who truly deserves you, you little .

OK, off to do some work... Have a great day!

Lisa--Of course we were posting at the same time... Way to drink your water! I'm glad that the water retention is going away, I'm sure it makes you feel a lot better! Maybe I should see if my boy would like to take a weekend sometime. It's perfect camping weather right now and we haven't been camping once this summer... Hmmm...

OK, now I really should do some work.

Is it naptime yet???

Hi everyone! Another quick post...I am here and alive...starting WW at my new place next thursday-I haven't been counting points but I should-all of my clothes are getting tight...BUT, I am going to the gym during lunch today...

Went to get allergy tested the other day-I am allergic to dog! So no puppy for us for a little while-DH was like-well, i was hoping the dog could come upstaris anyway-I want a dog-free zone upstairs-I told him he was lucky I was willing to even get a dog considering the shots only decrease your reaction by 50-80%...anyhow...

We booked a trip to Aruba yesterday with two of our friends-we go in november-whoo hoo!!


Lisa-I feel your pain-I tried five different BC pills before I found one that didn't make me retain watter/gain weight or go psycho..of course I can just switch myself and prescribe for myself so it's easy to change...if this pill is giving you a problem talk to your OB-there are so many different types and they affect everyone differently(make sure you are on the lowest hormone dose possible that your body needs)

Kirsty-I hope you feel better!
Jess-I am in the same boat-I start getting compliments and use that as an excuse-NO LONGER!!! I must commit!!!

hi to everyone else-yesterday was a tough day-I wore red white and blue and watched some things on TV that made me teary eyed...one cool thing was a documentary on CBS about one of the fire houses...
anyhow-have to go-bye!
Lori

I miss you guys! Have been POP so far this week and am doing well so far today. I'm going to be so disappointed if the scales don't show a loss this weekend after all my hard work.

The new big kahuna has called a mandatory staff meeting for this afternoon. I keep telling myself it is just so he can introduce himself to everyone but my co. has a history of firing people on Thursdays (they think it is kinder than Friday because then you have a day to job hunt before the weekend). I'm rather worried.

Wish I had time to respond individually. Will try and catch-up with all of you next week.

KT - no sage words of wisdom from me but here is the qoute I dig out whenver a relationship doesn't work out.

"You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self. Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never lose." - Jo Coudert

Laura

Lori - Hey babe! Yeah, I'm starting to get back to normal... although my breasts hurt. But if that's because they're getting bigger, that's fine with me! AND... I saw the same show. I was flipping back and forth between that and a show with all the babies born after Sept 11 who's dad's died in the attacks. I was a blubbering mess.

Laura - good luck at the meeting. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Great that you've been OP.

Jess - camping sounds fun. I got to do some camping in Alaska, which was awesome because I haven't been camping in years.

Off to have lunch with Brian. We're eating at Applebees and I'm not sure if they have the low-fat menu there or not. I hope SO!!!

Lisa

Lori-
I am pretty sure I am allergic to our dog! I have a dr. appt in 2 weeks. So are shots the only option?

Laura-
Great quote!

Lisa-
You probably already left, but Applebees does have some low fat items. Check out the point values at: www.dwlz.com

Has everyone used that site? She had TONS of restaurants. Probably old news to y'all!

Thanks for all the hugs and well wishes. BF and I were almost at 5 years but as he said the other day, we've talked more in the past 3 days than we have in the past 2 years. That really is a bit of an eye opener. I have a cold that's gone deep into my chest I hope its gone by this weekend because my co-workers and I are going paintballing!! Oh the things I get to look forward to...
Lori - I'm allergic to almost all animals (doesn't stop me) I found my sister's cat who gets bathed every week is not a problem for my allergies whereas my cat who lives outside makes me sneeze horribly.
Jayne - How's the new job? Did you start it yet?
Jess - there's worse addictions then popcorn but I won't mention mine because it will have everyone craving it. Keep it up with the veggies!
Lisa - YAY water!
Marcie - I had a great time at my 10 year reunion this spring - I hope you enjoy yours.
Kirsty - I hope you are feeling better.

OK - back to work again. Everyone have a great day

KT

Laura - that was a fantastic quote - and I believe it. Thanks

Jess-
I saw you posted 1/2 cup of Fiber one cereal as 0 pts in your journal. Is this correct? Does anyone know of any other 0 pt cereals?? Or even one pt? I have cereal every morning for breakfast...and the less pts it is the better!

Yep, as far as I can tell, it's 0 points because it has A LOT of fiber in it. I think that you may not want to eat more than about a 1/2 cup, though, if you get what I'm saying.